Category Archives: Local News

Tulare FFA Students Build Owl Boxes For Family-Owned Pistachio Company

Tulare FFA Students Build Owl Boxes For Family-Owned Pistachio Company

TULARE, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A local and family-owned pistachio company has partnered with the Tulare chapter of the Future Farmers of America to support local students. Setton Farms bought dozens of owl boxes from South Valley students to be used in their pistachio orchards. FFA students from Mission Oak, Tulare Union, and Tulare Western High Schools…MORE

Wednesday Marks Opening Day of the Big Fresno Fair

Wednesday Marks Opening Day of the Big Fresno Fair

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) – Wednesday, October 2nd, is the opening day of the 2024 Big Fresno Fair, marking the start of 13 days of food and fun! Here’s what you need to know if you plan to head down to the fairgrounds! Fair Ticket Prices: Hours: Savings Events New Attractions Horse RacesToday is a Dark Day.…MORE

California Sued By Satire Site Over New Laws

California Sued By Satire Site Over New Laws

FRESNO, CA (KMJ) A satire news outlet has filed suit against California over new state laws that they claim makes satire illegal. Governor Gavin Newsom this week signed several bills into law that focus on “deepfake” videos and stories published on social media and elsewhere.  The Babylon Bee website filed suit, alleging the laws clamp…MORE

Man Changes Plea To No Contest In Deadly Friant Crash

Man Changes Plea To No Contest In Deadly Friant Crash

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Family members of 22-year-old Amaya Chenot continue to keep her memory alive after her tragic death in April 2023. “She has a lot of great memories, a lot of great friends that still keep in contact with us and make sure that we know that she was loved,” Chenot’s aunt, Lindsay…MORE

Catholic Hospital in California Illegally Denied Emergency Abortion Says CA Attorney General

Catholic Hospital in California Illegally Denied Emergency Abortion Says CA Attorney General

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s attorney general is suing a Catholic hospital, saying that Providence St. Joseph Hospital illegally denied emergency abortion care to a woman whose pregnancy was no longer viable after her water broke 15 weeks into carrying twins. Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the lawsuit Monday, which was filed that day in Humboldt County…MORE

Man Rode Bike Into Oncoming Traffic, Hit By Car & Hospitalized: Fresno Police

Man Rode Bike Into Oncoming Traffic, Hit By Car & Hospitalized: Fresno Police

RESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A bicyclist is in the hospital after being hit by a car in Northeast Fresno. The crash happened at the intersection of Shaw Avenue and Sixth Street just after 7 p.m. Monday. Police say a man in his 60s rode his bike into traffic before being hit. He was taken to the…MORE

1-Month-Old Baby Girl Killed in Tulare County DUI Crash, Man Arrested

1-Month-Old Baby Girl Killed in Tulare County DUI Crash, Man Arrested

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — A one-month old baby is dead following a head-on DUI crash in Tulare County. California Highway Patrol overs were called to a two-car crash on Highway 198 at Horse Creek Road just before 2 p.m. Monday. Investigators say a Kia Optima, driven by 24-year-old Johnathon Reyes of Visalia, was driving westbound…MORE

Clovis Unified Employee Killed In Fiery Merced County Crash

Clovis Unified Employee Killed In Fiery Merced County Crash

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — Charred grass and a cross mark where a fiery crash took two lives along Highway 152 just east of Arroya Avenue on Friday afternoon. The California Highway Patrol says a 64-year-old man in a Ford F150 was driving east in the westbound lanes for five to six miles before crashing.…MORE